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Mayor Mitch Landrieu continues push to increase law enforcement in New Orleans

Landrieu wants more troopers in New Orleans as the New Orleans Police Department continues to add manpower across the city.

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Updated: 11:37 AM CST Jan 4, 2015

Mayor Mitch Landrieu continues push to increase law enforcement in New Orleans

Landrieu wants more troopers in New Orleans as the New Orleans Police Department continues to add manpower across the city.

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WEBVTT IPHONE DEVICE.SEARCH WDSU WEATHER.MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU YOU ABOUT ADROP IN -- TALKED ABOUT A DROPIN CRIME RATES, BUT ISREQUESTING MORE TROOPERS.IN A LETTER TO GOVERNOR BOBBYJINDAL, MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEUSAYS IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR THESTATE OF LOUISIANA TO CONTINUETO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ADDITIONALRESO HELP PROTECTRESIDENTS AND VISITORS.THE RECENT SUGAR BOWL BROUGHTDOZENS OF STATE TROOPERS.IT SEEMS MANY RESIDENTS INTHECITY AGREE WITH THE MAYOR --THEY WANT TO KEEP THOSE EXTRABOOTS ON THE GROUND.ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANADDITIONAL POLICE PRESENCE ITDETERS CRIME.TROOPERS CAN HELP.♪ONE MAN SAYS HE IS THANKFULFOR THE INCREASED POLICEPRESENCE AROUND THE CITY.THE PRESENCE OF THE POLICEMAKES YOU FEEL SECURE.I'M A MUSICIAN,AND SOMETIMES ITGETS KIND OF SCARY AT NIGHT WHENYOU ARE WALKING TO YOUR CAR, YOUKNOW?SO THE PRESENCE OF THE POLICEMAKES US FEEL PRETTY GOOD.WHILE MORE TROOPERS HELPSTOPCRIME, IT IS ALSO UP TO PEOPLETO JUST MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.YOU DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT.IS IT WORTH IT?THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU EVENLEAVE HOME, THINKING ABOUT DOINGA CRIME -- IS IT WORTH IT?WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GAIN FROMIT?IFYOU TAKE A PURSE, CAN YOU BUYA HOUSE, CAN YOU BUY A CAR?WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITHIT?IT IS SENSELESS.WITH THE NOPD HAVING ADEFICIT IN OFFICERS, IT ISDIFFICULT TO HAVE A DECREASE INCRIME ACROSS THE BOARD.I HAVE SOME THAT ARE ASKINGTO COME BACK.WE LOOK AT HOW WE ARE DEPLOYINGAROUND THE CITY, MAKING SUREEVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ADEQUATEPROTECTION.THE RESIDENTS MAY BE THE ONESYOU WANT EXTRA POLICE PRESENCE,BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONES YOUCAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.THE HEAD OF THE POLICEASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS SAYSIT IS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THEMTO CONTINUE TO USE RESOURCESWHEN THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FORITSELF.WITH TOURISM BEING SUCH A BIGPART OF THE STATE ECONOMY, IT ISIMPORTANT TO KEEP BOTH RESIDENTSAND VISITORS AS SAFE ASPOSSIBLE.BEING A HIVE OF TOURISM,WELET THE TOURISTS BE ATTACKED ANDROBBED -- IT GIVES A NEGATIVEIMPRESSION OF OUR CITY.LAST TIME,STATE TROOPERS

Mayor Mitch Landrieu continues push to increase law enforcement in New Orleans

Landrieu wants more troopers in New Orleans as the New Orleans Police Department continues to add manpower across the city.